Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6819
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NGC 6819 - The Foxhead Cluster, Mike
NGC 6819 - The Foxhead Cluster
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NGC 6819 - The Foxhead Cluster

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Discovered by Caroline Herschel on 12 May, 1784, NGC 6819 is an odd-shaped open cluster shining at magnitude 7.3. It sits below the right arm of the Northern Cross about halfway between the tip star and the middle body star in the cross. It lies approximately 7,200 light years away and is approximately 5’ in diameter. It has around 150 member stars from magnitude 11 to 15. It is popularly referred to as the Fox Head cluster

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NGC 6819 - The Foxhead Cluster, Mike

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